EEP441 Reconceptualising Secondary Education (8)
AbstractThis subject is an introductory subject in the core secondary teacher education subjects. Reconceptualising Secondary Education introduces students to ideas and philosophies that relate to teaching and learning in secondary education. The subject specifically engages with ideas about education versus schooling, competing conceptions of curriculum, the teacher as a professional, and the teacher as a reflective practitioner. Students will consider what it is to be a teaching professional in the twenty first century and to rethink the nature of secondary education. |
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Session 2 | Online | Bathurst Campus |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: EEP441
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
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Subject informationDuration | Grading System | School: |
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One session | HD/FL | School of Teacher Education |
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Learning OutcomesUpon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- demonstrate competence in academic literacy - demonstrate knowledge of professional standards and be able to evaluate how these standards will impact on them as a beginning teaching professional - have developed an awareness of professional and ethical issues associated with secondary schooling - have questioned the dominant underlying assumptions about [secondary] education and its role in cultural reproduction - have evaluated the educational consequences of competing conceptions of curriculum - have appraised the pedagogical implications of the subject-disciplines debate - have integrated reflective practice into the formation of their professional identity - have investigated frameworks for understanding and studying classroom practice.
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SyllabusThe subject will cover the following topics: Module 1 - Expectations and academic standards and skill
Module 2 - Perspectives on secondary schools and schooling
Module 3 - Curriculum discourses and frameworks
Module 4 - Becoming a teacher - framing your learning goals
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The information contained in the 2017 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 25 August 2017. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.